Media Advisory: Local partnership tackles housing crisis

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Media are invited to join Hutt City Council, Kahungunu Whānau Services, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa, and Council-owned organisation Urban Plus Limited for the blessing and site opening of our latest community housing project - 'Takai Here Tāngata’ - a place where people are bound together.

Takai Here Tāngata will be a community housing development of 19 homes designed to support whānau into housing permanency. The development will be led by Hutt City Council, Kahungunu Whānau Services, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa, and Council-owned organisation, Urban Plus Limited who collectively have the goal of putting more people into housing permanency.

This event marks a significant milestone in our partnership as we move one step closer to meeting the need for more safe, warm and dry homes for our whānau.

On behalf of the partnership we look forward to seeing you there.

Event

This event is on Friday 28 May at 128 Molesworth Street, Taita, Lower Hutt

Time: 6.30am-7.30am.

Formal proceedings start at 6.30am so please arrive on time. As this is a construction site, covered footwear is required.

Opportunities for media

Find out more about the housing partnership between Hutt City Council, Kahungunu Whānau Services, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa, and Urban Plus. Interview opportunities with the Mayor of Lower Hutt and leaders of partner organisations, walk around the site, view the designs of the new homes.

Programme

6.30am  Formalities begin including karakia process to bless the site.

6.45am  Speeches and photo opportunities

7.15am  Planting of commemorative tree

7.30am  Opportunity for interviews